Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-05
STATE NEWS.

GEORGE WARDNER, who shot Abbott
Lawrence In Milwaukee in February
last, has completely recovered his
He was taken before the
court and bound over for trial for the
shooting in the sum of $1,000. He
will be taken to California for his
health.
THE jury in the Bay View riot case
brought in 81 verdict of conviction
against Gondek and acquitted Boneel
and Datke.
A 7-MoNTHs OLD baby, the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Helmet, living on
Ninth Street, Milwaukee, died on the
29th from the effects Of scaldipg. The
child was accidentally scalded with
boiling milk about three weeks previ-
Gus, and was shockingly burned about
the neck and chest. The scalding was
followed by commissions which culmi-
mated in death.
The recent State Teachers Conven-
ton at Madison, before adjournment,
appointed q committee to arrange g.
Wisconsin school exhibit at the Ma
tional Educational Association meet
ing In Chicago, next summer. 1t was
also decided to establish a summer
school of science for the instruction OF
teachers. The next convention will
be held in Milwaukee.
E. ?. ALLIs, Of Milwaukee, is defend
ant in an infringement suit brought by
one Almarip G. Roberts, Of Washing
ton. The plaintiff claims 1925. 900
royalty on an improved roller used IN
the manufacture of flour.
A MOVEMENT is on footin Milwaukee
to relieve the county court Of the
pressure upon it by the formation of
g. mayors court, to have Jurisdiction
of all petty cases.
G. E. STRIVE, formerly clerk in the
state treasurer's office at Madison,
died at Evanston, ILL.,, on the 2Sth.
A BOUNTY of $50 has been paid by
the town Of Campbell on the scalp of
a wolf recently killed near there.
ABOUT 5000 worth of stolen goods
were found secreted on tie farm of
Will North, the dairymsn, in the town
of Campbell The lot consisted of
cheap jewelry, laces and mittens. It
was subsequently ascertained that the
goods were stolen from the Chicago
store at Sparta.
ROBERT HARPER, eyed 7Oyears, was
probably fatally Furt at Milwaukee
on the 28th by being thrown from
cutter by a runaway horse.
Two large ice houses and g. refriger-
ator at Madison were destroyed by
fire on the 28th. Loss about $1,000;
insurance $4,000.
L. HARRIS & Sons, proprietora OF
"The Fair" Milwaukee, made an as
Segment on the 9th for the benefit
OF their creditors. The assets of the
firm are estimated at 100000.
were poured at the foundry o. E. p
Allis &. Co., recently. The amount is
considerably in excess of any previous
record of single day at this or any
similar establishment in the city |
Much heavy casting is now being done
at Allis'. The company is building,
among other large machines, two
stamp mills, or ore crushers, for the
Tamarack Iron Mining Company, each
Of which, in working order, will weigh
seventy-fve tons. The anvil blocfs
weigh twenty. eight tons and thecrush-
ir g hammers twelve tons each.
TIMOTHY TRINDLE, II years old, was
killed on the ST. Paul railway track,
near the Milwaukee Soldiers Home,
Of which he was sd inmate. He was q
of Company A, First Dakota
Cavalry.
By the explosion of kerosene lamp,
the broom factory of Daniel Earkin,
four miles west OF Madison,
was set on fire and entirely consumed.
The loss was 5000; insurance, 5000.
NINE out OF thirteen men in William
Fosters logging camp near Cameron,
north of Eau Claire, were poisoned by
eating canned fruit. None of the
cases resulted fatally, but some of the
victims were in critical condition.
THREE new mining companies, each
with capital stock of $1,O0O,OOO,
we're incorporated at Milwaukee on
the 22d. They are the Humboldt,
Andrews and Kinnickinnic Mining and
Companies. Albert e.
Smith, James K. Ricketson and Theo.
Often are the incorporators OF the
three companies.
OHA OA' ~ NAE Z In " do CSCO1 6U LIZ
Crosse charged with robbing E. Wise,
Of Victory, of 500. Griffin is said to
nave lain in wait for his victim, strik-
ng him on the head several times with
club. His victim will probably die.
BRADFORD CUMMINGS, ex-manager OF
5he Eau Claire Cooperative Bakery,
who disappeared mysteriously some
Time ago and was supposed to have
has been found by his friends
1t Deadwood, whittier he had quietly
gone to seek other employment.
JOHN WIEIsEs one Of the hunters who
nysteriously disappeared few days
ago in the pineries north of Eau
Claire, turned up with ankles and both
eet frozen and other injuries from ex-
posture, so that his recovery is consid-
cred hopeless. His friends live in
Watertown, D. T.